The United States drops the second atom bomb to force Japan to surrender, this time on Nagasaki.

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01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
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South African History Online. (2012, July 31). The United States drops the second atom bomb to force Japan to surrender, this time on Nagasaki.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089468

South African History Online (2012) 'The United States drops the second atom bomb to force Japan to surrender, this time on Nagasaki.', South African History Online, 31 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089468 (Accessed: 28 September 2026).

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"The United States drops the second atom bomb to force Japan to surrender, this time on Nagasaki.." South African History Online, 31 July 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089468. Accessed 28 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "The United States drops the second atom bomb to force Japan to surrender, this time on Nagasaki.." South African History Online. July 31, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089468.